Bag-frame.



P. A. FULLER.

BAG FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1912.

1,1 1 3,979. Patented 001;. 20, 1914.

WITNESSES:

A TTORNE Y THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO-LITHm, WASHINGTON. D, r.v

UNITED srAr s FRANZ A. FULLER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, hssIGNoE'rorHE J] E; MERGOTT h GOMPA YQQE NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, VA oonroRArromo nEw JERsEY.

BAG-FRAME. 1 I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANz A. FULLER,:3J

citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Newark, in the county of Essex and v State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag Frames, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make, construct, and; use the a same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, forming, a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bag frames for bags or purses, and especially for traveling, chatelaines and similar bags, and has for its object,the productionof a neat, inexpensive and efiicient bag frame which is extremely durable, and is not liable to breakage when unduly strained or used continually, and to this end, it consists in the detail construction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter particularly described and pointed out in the claims.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the views.

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of my improved bag frame in its closed the usual intermediate frame member, which are pivotally secured at their lower end portions by means of suitable pins or rivets d, or they may be pivotally connected with each other in any other well known manner.

The outside U-shaped frame sections a and b,

each comprising a main body portion and end members extending therefrom formed from an unbroken flat piece of sheet metal, and so formed by means of suitable punches and dies, that a continuous integral upwardly and outwardly extending flange 6 body portion and the end members is formed, see Fig. 4 of the drawings;

The; continuous flanges e of the outside frame vmembers (t and b, when theframe is offthe drawings, entirely cover the intermediate frame member 0, sald nter-l between thetwo outer frame members, which Specification or Letters Patent. I Patented 0013.20, 1914.

I extending around the inner edge of said l i I 6014i 111 a closed position, as illustrated 111 Fig.1

around the frame sections, thereby imparting to said outside frame members considerable stability and rigidity. I

t The different frame members a, b and 0 are preferably channeled-shaped as shown and each formed from an unbroken flat piece of sheet metal. In the construction of the outside frame members a and b, the" flat piece of metalis so formed as to provide the continuous flange e extending around the inner edge of said frame members by lapping or folding the metal together to provide rigidity and stability to the frame members.

the flange 6 can be made to conform to any desired shape of the intermediate frame member 0.

Experience has demonstrated that the organization above described, is a highly efficient one, andwhile the device described is the preferred embodiment of my present invention, I do not care to restrict myself to-the exact details of construction, combinatiomand arrangement herein set forth, it being obvious that minor variations thereof not involving the exercise ofinvention may be made by any skilled mechanic, and such departures from what is herein described and claimed not involving invention, I consider as within the scope and terms of my claims. a

I claim: a y X1. In a device of the character described, two outside U-shaped bag frame members, an intermediate U-shaped bag frame member, and means for pivotally connecting-the lower ends of said bag frame members, the outside bag frame members each comprising a main body portion and end members extending therefrom formed from an unbroken flat pieceof sheet metal, and a continuous reinforced upwardly and outwardly projecting flange extending around the in- 110 The shape or configuration of ner edge of said body portion and the endmembers, and adapted to inclose saidinter mediate member when saldf outs de- 1 frame members are 1n closed posltlon, the lntermediate frame member comprising an un-- broken channeled body portion having end members extendingutherefrom, theintermediate frame member 'being adapted' to underlie the abutting flanges'extending"along" the inner edges ofthe outside frame members and' tw lie 'Withinthe sp aee between" the flanges -extr'rding from said outside frame v membersz 2 1m device of the-characterdescribed,

tWo outside-"bag frame members; an inter mediate bagframemember; and imea n'sfor formed" fronrfan unbrokenfiat pieceof-"sheeu metalgii a continuous flangeextendingintermediate member "frame members are 1n closed posltlon, the gmtermedlate" member OOIIIPIlSlllga Cl111'1 around-the inner edge of each of said members, said flangebeing formed by overlapingathe metal 'of which saidfr'ame memers are formed and adapted to inclose said when said outside neled strip formed from an unbroken fiat piece of sheet metal, the intermediate frame member being adapted to underlie the flanges extending along the inner edges'of the outside frame members and to lie Within the space-between the flanges" extending from said outside framemembers;

This specification signed and witnessed this 23rd day of "May, 1912.

FRANZ A. FULLER.-

vVitn'esses W; H. CoNKLIN; FRED'K'." O. Fisormn.-

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